Last week we covered the very lame duck, Mallard Filmore, whose right wingnut and unfunny creator Bruce Tinsley had been arrested, yet again, for drunkeness (in this second instance, while driving).

But there was more news of note last week from the rightwing comic strip world as Prickly City's creator Scott Stantis has been recuperating from rotator cuff surgery and Guest Cartoonists have been taking his place.

Here's how things began last week as the strip was taken over by centrist --- and apparently Democratic --- editorial cartoonist Matt Davies...

While Prickly City is nowhere near as strident, cloying, obnoxious, and irrelevant as Mallard, it also has the added benefit of being interesting and even mildly entertaining on occassion. Last week, however, with Davies at the helm, actual humor managed to find its way into just about each day's strip (even if by Thursday, they had gotten a bit knee-jerk.)

Credit is due Stantis for allowing a less-than-Republican to take things over, even if his strip had already become far less Republican-ish over the last year or so. Monday's toon is above, the rest of Davies' strips from last week follow below. The best one --- for our money --- was Wednesday's...

Bruce Tinsley has deviated from his conservative credentials with a Mallard Fillmore comic that criticizes artificial whipped cream, canned cranberry sauce, and instant mashed potatoes. Mallard Fillmore was coming across as downright hippy-ish in promoting real food. He was getting out of character and that simply won't do. This is upsetting to the food industry. Bruce Tinsley should remember what side his processed bread is greased with, and stick to his role of Republican lackey and corporate whore like a good bitch. People who eat real food are more likely to have unclogged arteries and, thus, more blood reaching their brains. Meaning, they're more likely to think! And if they think, they're less likely to vote Republican! Please ensure that Mallard Fillmore comic returns to form and mocks and belittle people who wish to eat real food instead of pre-prepared artificial food just like he mocks people who want politicians who reflect their real interests.